Dumbarton Oaks research archive, approximately 1940–1949
The collection consists of photographs and research notes related to Early Christian and Byzantine monuments. Geographic coverage includes: Algeria, Bulgaria, Egypt, Greece, Italy, Libya, Syria, Transjordan, Tunisia, Turkey, and (former) Yugoslavia.
In the 1940s, Dumbarton Oaks initiated a research project to create an inventory of Early Christian and Byzantine monuments by compiling bibliographic information and photographic reproductions for each site. Under the direction of Wilhelm Koehler, Senior Fellow in charge of Research, the goal of the Research Archive was to gather in one place all available documentation from extant publications and make this resource available to all scholars. Koehler supervised the work of Junior Fellows, who were assigned a specific geographic region.
Access and Rights
Access to the collection is by appointment only. Schedule an appointment.
Although these materials were compiled by Dumbarton Oaks fellows, the collection primarily consists of published images to which Dumbarton Oaks does not hold the rights. Request images.
Preferred citation: Dumbarton Oaks Research Archive, Dumbarton Oaks, Trustees for Harvard University, Washington, DC.
